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Try It Out -- Chapter 3, Lesson 5



Matching
 
 
Match each term with its correct description.
a.
the data value that occurs most frequently
b.
the middle score, when the data set is written in order.
c.
most people would refer to this as “the average”
 

 1. 

mean
 

 2. 

median
 

 3. 

mode
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 

Determine the mean for the following data set.
64, 97, 65, 84, 74, 68, 84, 78
a.
76
b.
77
c.
84
 

 5. 

Determine the mode for the following data set.
64, 97, 65, 84, 74, 68, 84, 78
a.
76
b.
77
c.
84
 

 6. 

Determine the median for the following data set.
64, 97, 65, 84, 74, 68, 84, 78
a.
76
b.
77
c.
84
 

 7. 

Five shoppers spent a mean amount of $59. If four of the shoppers spent $37, $50, $55, and $85, how much did the fifth person spend?
a.
$59
b.
$68
c.
$58
 

 8. 

The mode of ten data values is 75.
Nine of the data values are:  98, 65, 62, 75, 62, 88, 87, 75, and 89.
Determine the tenth value.
a.
75
b.
62
c.
65
 

 9. 

The sum of a set of data is 144.  The mean for the data is 16.  How many data values are in the set?
a.
8
b.
10
c.
9
 

 10. 

Blair’s scores for six bowling games were 196, 170, 210, 168, 212, and 190.  What score would Blair need on the seventh game to keep his mean score the same?
a.
164
b.
191
c.
96
 



 
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